Child Population By Race Or Ethnicity (2000–2024)

Definition

Estimated number and share of child population ages 0-19 years, disaggregated by race/ethnicity.

Data Source

The data used for this measure come from the Washington State Office of
Financial Management (OFM), Estimates of April 1 Population, Small Area
Demographic Estimates (SADE). Data were retrieved in December 2025.
Data can be found here: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/asr/default.asp

S: Data estimate has been suppressed. Numbers and percentages are
suppressed when the number of under 20 years old child population is 10 or fewer
per racial/ethnic category per county.

Notes

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) is charged with developing
accurate and fair population estimates for the allocation of state
revenues and program administration. Learn more about the methodology
used to calculate these estimates here: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/asr/sade/sade_faq.pdf

American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, Multiracial, Pacific
Islander/Native Hawaiian, and White categories shown here are
non-Hispanic.

OFM defines racial/ethnic categories as:

White: People having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Black: People having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

American Indian and Alaska Native: People having origins in any of the
original peoples of North and South America (including Central America),
and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Asian and Pacific Islander: People having origins in any of the original
peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.

Pacific Islander: Any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Hispanic: May be of any race.

Last Updated

2025-12